Montco man admits to assaulting teenage girlfriend

NORRISTOWN — A Douglass (Mont.) man faces nearly three years of court supervision for assaulting his teenage girlfriend during a domestic-related incident at his home.

Aaron Genovese, 21, of the 1400 block of East Philadelphia Avenue, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 3-to-23 months in the county jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and terroristic threats in connection with a September 2012 incident.

Judge Steven T. O’Neill, who accepted a plea agreement in the matter, also ordered Genovese to complete one year of probation after he’s paroled, meaning Genovese will be under court supervision for a total of nearly three years. The judge said Genovese must complete an anger management counseling program and he prohibited Genovese from having any contact with the victim of the assault.

At the time of the domestic incident, the victim was 17 and Genovese was 21, according to court records.

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An investigation began in September 2012 when the victim, accompanied by her mother, went to Douglass (Mont.) police to report the domestic assault. The victim told police she went to the home of Genovese, who she described as her boyfriend, at 11 p.m. Sept. 11 and that “he started yelling at her because she did not call him all day,” according to the criminal complaint filed by Douglass (Mont.) Police Officer Andrew L. Mathias.

“Genovese kept yelling at her and started to choke her around the neck,” Mathias alleged. “The victim stated she was choked numerous times by Genovese throughout the night/morning.”

The victim told police that “she felt like she was going to pass out,” and that Genovese also punched her in the stomach, hip and the face, according to the arrest affidavit.

While interviewing the victim, police noticed she had black and blue marks on her face and hip, court documents indicate.

The victim told police that she tried to use Genovese’s cell phone to call 911 but that he knocked the phone out of her hand. Genovese allegedly told the victim, “I am going to kill you,” during the altercation, according to the criminal complaint.

The altercation allegedly lasted several hours until they both fell asleep. Genovese took the victim home the next morning, court papers indicate.